Epidemic bacillus endophthalmitis after cataract surgery ii11The authors have no proprietary interest in the products mentioned herein.

To report the clinical outcome of chronic Bacillus endophthalmitis after cataract surgery.Retrospective, noncomparative case series.Five eyes of five patients with late-onset or recurrent inflammation after exposure to bacteria-contaminated viscoelastic material were studied.Repeated vitrectomies, wide excision of the remnant posterior capsule, and intravitreal injections of antibiotics in five patients. Eventual explantation of the intraocular...